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The ultimate sacrificeAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Char Doty of Carpentersville took this picture while traveling in England recently. She writes "We visited this cemetery just outside of Cambridge. It contains over 3,50...
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The skinny on how to stay safe after losing power, being floodedAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - When your neighborhood floods and/or your power goes out, it's enough that you're inconvenienced -- you don't want to be injured or killed on top of it. ComEd, Nicor Ga...
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Help wantedAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The faces are everywhere. They are dark, some freestanding, some etched into wood posts, others perched atop a dilapidated house roof. Collectively, these sculptures rep...
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Mess left after storms rake DuPage CountyAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Friday morning in DuPage County looked like a picky logging company had come through, snapping select trees and leaving a trail of scattered foliage as it hightailed out...
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Religion--Special EventsAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Religion -- special events St. Monica Fest: St. Monica Parish of Carpentersville will hold its annual St. Monica Fest from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday in the church parking...
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Shallow roots may be culprit in uprooted treesAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - For someone with a huge oak tree resting on her roof and deck, Debbie Williams was relatively unfazed. "We're counting our blessings," the Medinah resident said Friday....
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Elgin brothers accused of stealing hardwood flooringAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Two Elgin brothers were accused Thursday of stealing 80 boxes of flooring material, police said. Juan, 32, and Jesus Picasso, 21, both of 315 N. Gifford St., Elgin, were...
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Man sentenced for killing teens in 1964
Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - JACKSON, Miss. -- James Ford Seale, a reputed Ku Klux Klansman, was sentenced Friday to three life terms in prison for his role in the 1964 abduction and murder of two b...
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Minutemen out, but protests going onAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois Minuteman Project isn't coming to McHenry County today, but protesters for and against the group still are. The two sides of the illegal immigration debate ...
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Notes on ReligionAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Notes on religion E-mail DuPageFaith@dailyherald.com or fax items to (630) 955-0895. The Swaminarayan Mandir in Bartlett was presented with an award declaring it one of ...